STEPPING BACK - by Gillian Hyde - BME/News
Stepping Back - By Gillian Hyde
  


Gillian Hyde (iam:typealice) is a vagabond, though her roots run deep into Nova Scotian soil. She’s lived and worked on three continents since 2001, and has never lived anywhere for longer than eight months since the age of 16. She loves fonts, puns, being barefoot, and office supplies. “Calm” to her is the roar of the ocean.
Latest column: December 13, 2005
Adios! Gillian's last BME article?
Now that her internship is over and she's moved to a new tropical paradise with her finger-biting boy toy, Gillian reflects on the experience.

Full Column Archive:

2005/10/11: SMUT: A look inside BellaVendetta.com
BME talks to the founders and staff of a new no-holds-barred adult site, who also happen to be BME members.
2005/08/25: All Grrls Suscon 2005 VIDEO REPORT
A video documentary of this year's AGS in Toronto.
2005/08/05: The Anomaly: A Profile of a Lone Traveller
Talking to Ferg about adoption, world travel, psychedelic journeys, and body modification and body rites.
2005/06/23: No Boys Allowed - Introducing the All Grrls Suscon
Talking to the organizers and attendees about last years event, and about the second annual one later this summer.
2005/05/30: Brutal Beauty: One's Quest For Altered States
A profile of INZA on suspension, play piercing, body modification, and altered states.
2005/05/27: Overdone 2.o: Why do people get wing tattoos?
Talking to Elayne Angel, who arguable started the "trend", and others about their wing tattoos.
2005/05/13: Quilt of Life
An interview with Amy S., who after more than a decade of abuse reclaimed her body through tattooing and modification.
2005/05/09: Kivaka: Bedside Manner Like A Nun
Talking to quite possibly the world's nicest piercer, Kivaka of Joliet, IL's ADVANCED STUDIOS.
2005/04/16: Marked For Life: Tattoos Behind Bars
Chatting with BME members who got tattoos while in prison about tattoo culture behind bars.
2005/04/04: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About HORIZONTAL TONGUE PIERCINGS
Interviews and information on this extremely rare piercing.
2005/03/25: Taking it to the Next Level
BME interviews a woman heavily scarred from childhood burns who considers those 'body modification' and has added new scars to them in adulthood.
2005/02/09: Missing Parts
BME interviews Suicide Girl AMINA MUNSTER about her secret... she's an amputee.
2005/01/10: Mothers with Mods
An interview with Monica Beyer (iam:Orinda), host of the iam.pregnant forums and the proprietor of SigningBaby.com


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